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No. 369,105. Patented Aug. 30, 1887.

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, NITED STATES PATENT OFFIon.

JOHANN J. EBNETER, OF ADLERBERG, ST. GALL, SWITZERLAND, ASSIGN OR TO CHARLES A. GOUZENBAOH, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

FABRIC-HOLDING FRAME FOR EMBROlDERlNG-MACHINES.

SPBCIFICATIOI T forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,105, dated August 30, 1887.

Application filed July 9, 1886. Serial No. 207,551. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OHANN J. EBNEIER, of Adlerberg, St. Gal], in the'Eepublic of Switz erland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fabric-Holding Frames for Embroidering-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in'the embroidering-machin-es known as the Heilmann or Swiss embroidery-machines; and the invention relates, especially, to improvements in the frame used for holding the fabric to be embroidered.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved frame which occupies very little space, in which the fabric can be fast ened readily and held securely and stretched without injury to the fabric, and which frame can be fastened on or removed from the machine very easily and rapidly.

The invention consists in the combination and construction of various parts and details, a? will be fully described and set forth hereina ter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is broidering-machines. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on llne a: 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front view of the frame, showing the construction for hold-' ing the corners of shawls or dresses. is a cross-sectional view on the line 3 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the shown in Fig. of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The frame Ais composed of top and bottom angle-bars B, at right angles to which are arranged the bars 0, uniting'the angle-bars B, which are provided with lugs D, projecting from the said bars 13, which lugs D are bolted, riveted, screwed, or'otherwise fastened to the frame of the embroidering-machine.

On the frame A a series of small frames, E, are held, 0n each of which a pocket-handkerchief or other article to be embroidered is fastened. The frames E each consist of two side bars,- G, riveted to a bottom cross-bar, H,

Fig. 4 3 Fig. tension-plate 3, and Fig. 6 is a cross-section provided with a notch, J, in its upper edge for receiving a headed pin, K, which projects from the front of the lower angle-bar B. The said bars G are provided at their upper ends with notches L,for receiving a headed stud or screw, M, and athumb-screw, N, on the face 'of fabric held on the frame to be embroidered,

is placed around the frame E and lapped over the outer edges of the same, and held in place by a series of steel spring-clamps, S, clamped over the bars of the frame E and the fabric on the same. After the fabric has been iclamped on the frame, the bars G are moved from each other as far as the slot Q of the crossbar 0 will permit, whereby the fabric is stretched, and then the parts of the small or sub frame are locked in place relatively by means of the thumb-screw l? and the subframe secured in position on the studs of the main frame. a front View of my improved frame for em- The frames E are placed on the frame A in such a manner that the headed studs K of the frame A pass into the notches J in the bottom jcross-pieces, H, of the frames E,and the headed studs or screws M and the thumb-screw N pass into the notches L in the upper ends of the side bars, G, of theframes E. Then the thumbscrews N are drawn up tight, for the purpose of clamping the frames E on the frame A.

The frames described will suffice for small pieces of fabric, such as pocket-handkerchiefs, scarfs, &c. For larger pieces of fabric aframe is used in which the upper ends of the side bars, G, are inclined toward each other and crossed, and are held on the frame A by means of the thumb-screws a, passed through apertures of the upper ends of the said bars G of the frame and screwed into the upper bar of the frame A. In this case the notches J for receiving the headed studs K, are provided in ,the bottom edge of the bottom cross-piece, H.

In the construction shown in Fig. 3 the bottom cross-piece is not rigidly connected with the side bars, G, but is fastened on the same by screws b,.passed through the longitudinal slots 0 in the side bars, G, and screwed in the bottom cross-piece, H. The corner of the piece of fabric is held on the side bars G by means of a series of clamping-plates, S, and near the extreme point of the corners a series of pins, (1, fastened on a triangular plate, 0, are passed through the fabric, and a bindingscrew, 9, is then passed through the slot f and screwed into the inclined parts of the bars G at their intersection. The bottom cross-piece, H, is provided on its bottom edge with downwardly-projecting pins m. The fabric is fastened on the frame by means of the clamps S, the pins d are passed through the fabric at the upper corner, the piece 6 drawn up, and then locked in place by means of the thumb-screw g. The pins m are passed through the fabric, the cross-bar H moved down as far as possible, and the ends locked in place by means of the screws 1), whereby the fabric is held taut on the frame.

My improved frames are of very slight thickness, and thus do not require the removing of any parts of the machine. They can be fastened and unfastened very rapidly, and thus do not require any changes in the construction of the machine.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a rectangular main frame having studs on its longitudinal side bars, of a sub-frame comprising detachable side bars, G G, having notches at their upper ends for engaging said studs, an end bar, H, uniting said detachable side bars and having a notch for engaging a stud of the main frame, a slotted bar, 0, uniting said detachable side bars near their upper ends, and a setscrew for clamping one of said side bars on said slotted bar, substantially as described.

2. In a frame for holding fabric to be embroidered, the combination of side and cross bars,of pins on the bottom cross-bar, aslotted plate on the top of the frame, which slotted plate is provided with projecting pins, and of a thumb-screw for locking the same in place, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN. J. EBNETER.

\Vitnesses:

OSCAR F. GUN-Z, SIDNEY MANN. 

